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Undetected at 24 wks.
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Happy to report my non detectabl 24 wk. status. I really feel I can go the whole 23 wks. more at this point. I have just a little ache after the shot but Advil helps. I don't even remember what to feel normal feels like at this point. I still have been playing out 3 nights a week as of January. I sing and play ba...
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gatekeep
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rough week
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somehow i caught a stomache virus sunday and for the next three days all i did was throw up and have diahera went to the doc and they had to give my fluids
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pepsi
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Hello fellow treatment-goers!
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Hi everyone. I posted here a few times when I was diagnosed. I was happy to have a place to go for advice. I have now started treatment with Incevik. Im on week five now and have just got my 4 week labs back. Im a little discouraged because I am still detectable even though it is <43. Im already exp...
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SteffieHoney
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Question about Weekly Shot
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My husband has currently done 3 total shots during his treatment. He does his shots at 8 pm on Thursdays. This coming Thursday, he won't be able to have his shot at that time, so I am wondering if it would be okay if for just that week he did his shot at 8 am in the morning on Thursday rather than 8 pm??? Than...
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Carolinca
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Nausea
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So two weeks into triple therapy with telapravir. Fatigue is a given, but biggest issue has been waves of nausea. Food doesn't help. Any suggestions? Thank you!
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darkstar
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Will I ever feel better?
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Shot #7 coming up on Friday. For some reason I thought i would start to acclimate to the meds but instead I just feel worse every day. My body just feels like it wants to collapse. I took the first two months off but anticipated going back to work part time April 1st. I just don't see how I can do it... So I just...
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log drop
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just called hospital to check is my PCR done (4th week VL check). Technician didn't said how much in UI or copies, she just said less than/log 1. My VL base was 25k UI (Log 4.4), so does that makes 3.4 Log drop? I am glad to see drop like this, on other hand i am not that happy since this means i am not RVR which...
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4 wk vl results
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I moved this query from new members to this section, hope that's okay. As I previously reported, my nurses said that my 4 week VL test was "negative" and i had a viral load of 7 "single digit 7" She was very clear in pointing out that it was a single digit 7. I have now received the writ...
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KLG
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last word....for now
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so i just left my doctors office. turns out i am resistant to the protease inhibitor, not the interferon. that would explain my monumental drop, but not to und in the first 4 weeks. anyway, now i am back up. said i should just practice some good clean livin' for now, but i broke that rule this past weeke...
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Stronger painkiller
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Just want to know if there is anything stronger than paracetamol I can take as paracetamol is just not even touching the pain. I have severe ache/pain in my upper back, shoulder blade area. I just feel awful and feel like giving up....
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Started treatment on feb 15
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I am on pedgasys and ribapak 400 i will start the third med in 5 weeks so far so good, no effects yet doing the shot last night was not as bad as i thought it would be i didnt even feel it.
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pepsi
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There is hope!
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35+ years of HCV, null responder, 15 years ago the first night of ifn was hell. Last night began triple therapy with telaprivir. I was dreading this treatment. So far, easy, shocked! Hope it's harder on the virus then it's been on me.
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darkstar
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I am happy I am still alive
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In past 4 weeks, I am very sick and don`t want to move, talk and walk. only want to lie and sit. This Tuesday, it is the forth week, I went to see my RN. I had a very short breath and very low blood presure with 86/56. After my RN talk with Doc. they decided cut Rib from 600 Morning/ 400 evening to 400 morning/ 20...
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lucy
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viral load went up while on incivek
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so.....i just got my labs back. seems that my vl went up from the last time. labs were on the 28th of feb. and i finished the incivek on 1st of march? wtf is that all about? don't see the doctor until the 12th, but i gotta tell ya, i am really pissed off! for the record, i didn't deviate an iota from my medic...
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2ndTimeAround
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Victrelis
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victrelis makes my mouth taste like *******
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libgirl07
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One month lead in vl
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I went for om 1500000 to 28000 is that even good? From 6 log to 4
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libgirl07
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Help......bleeding after injection
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Hi everyone I've just done my 3rd injection, (I'm doing pegasys with 1000 mg rebetol) after I injected today I seemed to bleed. Is this a problem? Have I done something wrong? I feel a bit panicky.
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Dopey
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Night Sweats
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Used to get them when I was younger but have not had them for many years. Now that I'm treatment again and have been undectable since week 8 they have come back with vengeance. Waking up thought out the night just soaked. Anybody else experiencing this also?
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Northern
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Ribavirin
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Does anyone know if the Ribavirin has to be taken 12 hours apart? Or is it OK to take it like 10 hours then 14 hours apart? I ask because it makes me dizzy, so I take it at 11:00 am after running errands and doing stuff around the house, and then I am dizzy until around 9:00pm (then I can put laundry away and d...
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7 more weeks of treatment
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These last weeks are wearing on me. I have been all about going 48 weeks but tired of wear and tear. my lymp notes are swollen my left kidney hurts I felt great yesterday! Friday I had an awful headache and neck ache now its another unitary infection. i just had UTI last month. 7 more weeks of this.... I can h...
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My counts?
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Just wanted a couple of thoughts on my counts. WBC was the lowest this last week 2/25. Have had 3 tranfusions over the last 2 months. Week 48 will be March 20th, I have 2 shots left and of course the 'RIBA' @ full doses 1200 a day Component WBC Hemoglobin Hematocrit R...
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Viral Load Question
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Okay, so I was at 6 million before treatment, 2 week labs show 810. Just got the results of the 4 week labs and it is showing 610. It only dropped 200!!! I am sick! I have been on inhalers and antibiotics for a while due to the bronchitis, other than that I have been taking my doses on time and have not skippe...
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last week on incivek
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this friday, 03.01.13i will take my last dose of incivek. while i haven't experienced the more serious effects that taking incivek offers, i have noticed that imy skin is a little dryer and itchyer than usual this time of year. couple of times i have envied my dogs ability to drag their @$$ across the...
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5 injections left/ may have tore something in my knee
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My GI has said no to scopeing my knee until after treatment. Because of fluctuating WBC. My orthapedic dr. wants to inject oil in and asparate my knee. I am just a bit afraid of infection from all that. Has anyone have any advice or experience with this. Thanks
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Forced to stop one week early due to low WBC
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Well, this sux... yesterday I had my 23rd interferon shot, so only one left to go. Today I receive a call from my doc, my WBC came out so low (1.6) that he said not to take my last shot next week, just finish the last bottle of riba. I feel now a little bit uneasy not completing the whole 24 weeks of interferon,...
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Pre Filled Syringe Issues
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I was too tired to post last night, but I am having some issues with the pre filled syringes. I get super nervous when injecting becasue I am so freaked out I am going to hit a blood vessel. Getting the needle in is not a problem as I dont even feel it, but when it comes time to pull back on the plunger I cannot te...
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Caryn
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Severe Aching of Bones
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Hubby is coming up to the end of Week 30 this coming Monday. He has been in quite a bit of pain the last few weeks. He's aching all over, like severe bone aches, or as he says: like a mallett continually tapping at all my bones. The aches are more severe in places where he has old injuries (as to be expected...
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Side effects
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Does the existence of having side effects or not have any correlation to how well the drugs are working? What I'm trying to ask is I still feel fairly ok and haven't suffered from anything too bad (this was the same last time) does that mean that the drugs aren't working??? Oh gosh I think I need to get out I...
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Week 4#
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Quick update of my treatment progress sx - tinnitus still there and making me problems with sleep and my work (intereferon caused 100%), trying to find a good OTR doctor for consultation, but no luck. This is still my top sx thats been really bothering me, really scared of perm damage to my auditory ner...
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Week 6 - Undetectable VL
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Just found out yesterday that as of Week 6 (I'm now into Week 7) my VL has gone undetected. It's great knowing that treatment is working. I only have about 1 month left of this horrible telaprevir as well. Some nice refreshing news in these dark depressing COLD days. -- Edited by HazeySask on Friday 22n...
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